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Helicopter and Glacier Paddle Boarding -PRIVATE
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PRIVATE W/Trail Snacks Tour Highlights • Birds eye views of the mountains, glacial rivers and water falls • Stand up Paddle Board in massive ancient...

3 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation
3 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation
3 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
4.9 (57)
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$1,415.91

Private Bear Viewing at Waterfall Creek

Bear Creek Outfitters pioneered Waterfall Creek as one of the premier bear viewing locations in SouthEast Alaska more than two decades ago. Our local expert...

5 hours 30 minutesHotel pickup offered
5 hours 30 minutesHotel pickup offered
5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered
5.0 (4)
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$3,799

Private Seaplane & Wilderness Hiking Tour to Tongass NF

Bear Creek Outfitters guides have been hiking and exploring the local wilderness for decades. Let them take you on a private trip through their world,...

5 hours 30 minutesHotel pickup offered
5 hours 30 minutesHotel pickup offered
5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered
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$3,699

Private Bear Viewing By Seaplane

Experience Alaska's famous Brown Bears with Juneau's premier wilderness tour operator! Take your private group on an authentic wilderness adventure to watch the bears in...

6 hoursHotel pickup offered
6 hoursHotel pickup offered
6 hours • Hotel pickup offered
5.0 (9)
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$2,499.50

2 Park Bear Viewing Adventure to Katmai and Lake Clark NP
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This is a once in a lifetime experience Visiting Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks, seeing and photographing wild Alaskan Grizzly Bears in Katmai! No...

8 to 9 hours
8 to 9 hours
8 to 9 hours
5.0 (8)
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$2,295

Exclusive Locations Private Bear Viewing

If you dream of getting off the beaten path and seeing bears in Alaska with no-one else around, this is the trip for you. After...

6 to 8 hoursHotel pickup offered
6 to 8 hoursHotel pickup offered
6 to 8 hours • Hotel pickup offered
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$2,000

Bear Viewing at Waterfall Creek

We pioneered Waterfall Creek as one of the premier bear viewing locations in Southeast Alaska more than two decades ago. Our local expert guides continue...

5 hours 30 minutesHotel pickup offered
5 hours 30 minutesHotel pickup offered
5 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered
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$1,449

Heli Glacier Crevasse Ice Climbing- Summer
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PRIVATE TOUR - LUNCH INCLUDED Enjoy a scenic helicopter tour as the helicopter zips you over the gorgeous valley to the Knik Glacier, where you...

4 hoursFree Cancellation
4 hoursFree Cancellation
4 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (6)
from
$1,415.91

Brooks Falls Bear Viewing
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Likely to Sell Out

At Alaskan Adventure Guides and Outfitters we will begin your trip on Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska. We will travel on a float plane across...

6 hours
6 hours
6 hours
4.5 (8)
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$1,395

Glamping Remote Overnight Iceberg View Stay

Fly in a helicopter to stay at a private heated yurt at the edge of the Bear Glacier Lagoon. There are two yurts available, each...

1 dayHotel pickup offeredFree Cancellation
1 dayHotel pickup offeredFree Cancellation
1 day • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$1,350

Pack Creek Bear Viewing

Join us for a classic Alaskan Adventure, a trip to watch the bear's of Pack Creek! Our trips depart Juneau with Ward Air and enjoy...

5 hours 30 minutes
5 hours 30 minutes
5 hours 30 minutes
5.0 (10)
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$1,299

Peak Season Bear Viewing By Seaplane

Experience the bears of Chichagof Island with Juneau's premier wilderness tour operator! This is our peak season bear viewing trip to watch the bears in...

5 hours 30 minutes
5 hours 30 minutes
5 hours 30 minutes
4.4 (14)
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$1,299

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